Second transfer station a bad idea
Skagit County Commissioner Ken Dahlstedt is right in his position not to allow another transfer facility in Skagit County. Commissioners Anderson and Munks support a private transfer facility that will compete with the county transfer facility.
A special use permit was approved by the county hearing examiner for Ray Sizemore of Cimarron Trucking and Norm Wietting to open a composting facility. They propose to compost "mixed" municipal solid waste. There is no record of success for this type of facility because of contamination. The only way a composting facility will work is for the waste to be
separated at the point of origin. Clearly, the "composting" facility will fail and become a "transfer" facility.
The County's Solid Waste Division is the only division in the county that makes a profit. This money is used to pay for other county services. Eventually, with the opening of this "composting" facility, the county will be forced out of the solid waste business. Inevitable higher rates along with shorter hours maintained by the private facility will result in additional illegal dumping in the county with costs passed on to taxpayers. Taxpayers will pay higher rates for sanitation services and foot the bill for services that are currently paid for by the profits from the solid waste division. Does this make sense?
Jean Terry, Anacortes
Letters to the Editor - Skagit Valley Herald
A special use permit was approved by the county hearing examiner for Ray Sizemore of Cimarron Trucking and Norm Wietting to open a composting facility. They propose to compost "mixed" municipal solid waste. There is no record of success for this type of facility because of contamination. The only way a composting facility will work is for the waste to be
separated at the point of origin. Clearly, the "composting" facility will fail and become a "transfer" facility.
The County's Solid Waste Division is the only division in the county that makes a profit. This money is used to pay for other county services. Eventually, with the opening of this "composting" facility, the county will be forced out of the solid waste business. Inevitable higher rates along with shorter hours maintained by the private facility will result in additional illegal dumping in the county with costs passed on to taxpayers. Taxpayers will pay higher rates for sanitation services and foot the bill for services that are currently paid for by the profits from the solid waste division. Does this make sense?
Jean Terry, Anacortes
Letters to the Editor - Skagit Valley Herald
posted by Christian at 3/10/2005
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home